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Heptacodium miconioides, commonly known as Seven Son Flower, is a deciduous shrub native to Asia. It’s notable for its spectacular late-summer bloom featuring large, white flowers clustered in a fountain-like shape – resembling seven individual blossoms. The plant offers intense fragrance and unique...
Hibiscus syriacus, commonly known as Rose of Sharon, is a species of flowering deciduous shrub in the mallow family. Despite its scientific name, it is native to eastern Asia, specifically China and India, rather than Syria. The plant is widely cultivated in temperate regions worldwide for its large...
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National-symbol status, abundant summer bloom, and tough garden performance earn high recognition; self-seeding can annoy.
Scoring methodologyCaryopteris x clandonensis, commonly known as bluebeard or blue mist shrub, is a hybrid resulting from a cross between Caryopteris incana and Caryopteris mongholica. The original hybrid was cultivated around 1930 by Arthur Simmonds at Clandon Park in Surrey, England. This deciduous shrub is valued b...
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Strong late-season blue flowers, pollinator value, and compact habit rate well; shorter lifespan and dieback limit score.
Scoring methodologyHydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky' is a deciduous shrub cultivar introduced around 2003 as part of the First Editions plant program. It is distinguished by its large, upright, bicolor panicles that can reach up to 16 inches in length. The sterile florets emerge white in mid-to-late summer and mature...
Perovskia atriplicifolia, commonly called Russian Sage, is a deciduous subshrub native to the steppes and hills of central Asia. It is a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae, and features deeply lobed, silvery-gray foliage that emits a distinct sage-like aroma when crushed. During the late summer, t...
Lespedeza thunbergii, known as Thunberg's bush clover, is a deciduous shrub in the legume family native to China and Japan. The plant was named in honor of Carl Peter Thunberg, a Swedish botanist and apostle of Carl Linnaeus who extensively cataloged Japanese flora. It is characterized by its long,...
Caryopteris incana, commonly called bluebeard or blue mist shrub, is a deciduous woody plant native to East Asia, including China and Japan. It is characterized by its aromatic, gray-green foliage and late-summer blooms that appear as whorls of violet-blue flowers along the stems. Because of its lat...
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Late blue flowers and aromatic foliage are useful; less refined and less known than C. x clandonensis.
Scoring methodologyHibiscus syriacus, commonly called rose of Sharon, is a deciduous flowering shrub native to eastern Asia. It produces showy, five-petaled flowers from summer into early autumn in colors including white, pink, purple, and blue, often with a contrasting central eye. The species is the national flower...
Caryopteris x clandonensis, commonly called blue mist shrub or bluebeard, is a deciduous hybrid shrub grown for clusters of blue flowers that appear in late summer and early autumn. It originated in England in the 1930s from a cross involving Asian Caryopteris species. Its flowers attract bees, butt...
Lespedeza thunbergii, commonly known as Thunberg's bush clover, is a deciduous shrub native to China and Japan. It was named after the Swedish botanist Carl Peter Thunberg, who documented Japanese flora in the 1770s. The plant features sprawling, arching branches that bear dense racemes of purple-pi...
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Late-season flowering and arching habit are attractive; sprawling growth and limited broad familiarity keep rating moderate.
Scoring methodologyRudbeckia is a genus of flowering plants native mainly to North America and placed in the family Asteraceae. Its flower heads have yellow to orange ray florets surrounding a raised brown to nearly black central disk, a form associated with the common name black-eyed Susan. Species range from annuals...
Obedient plant, usually identified as Physostegia virginiana, is a rhizomatous perennial in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to much of eastern and central North America and produces upright flower spikes bearing pink, rose, or white tubular flowers in summer. Individual flowers can be pushe...
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